MLS Playoffs: Top 10 Players to Watch

The the first leg of the MLS conference semi-finals is complete, and the round will close out in just a couple of days.

The Houston Dynamo lead 2-0 over Sporting Kansas City. D.C. United and the New York Red Bulls played to a draw, as did Real Salt Lake and Seattle Sounders FC. San Jose nabbed a 1-0 victory on the road against the LA Galaxy.

The second leg of the conference semi-finals will take place on November 7 and 8. Three matches will be on the 7th, and Real Salt Lake and the Sounders will get underway on the 8th.

Here are ten players to watch through the end of the playoffs, or at least until their respective teams are eliminated.

Thierry Henry, F, New York Red Bulls

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Thierry Henry may not have scored in the wild-and-wacky first leg, but he shot the ball five times. Throughout the 2012 campaign, he has 15 goals and 12 assists. That is how much he means to the Red Bulls.

The second leg will be in their home stadium, and Henry will be the man to watch once again.

If he is unable to find the back of the net himself, he is certainly capable of creating opportunities for his teammates to put the Red Bulls out in front. Henry needs to take this match over and leave no doubt as to its outcome.

Chris Wondolowski, F, San Jose Earthquakes

Chris Wondolowski was an offensive powerhouse this season. The league's top scorer with 27 goals. That was nine more than second place.

Those kind of numbers make you a marked man in the playoffs.

The first-place Earthquakes may be up 1-0, but against the Galaxy, that lead is certainly not safe. Wondolowski will have to return to his goalscoring ways at home to put them away and send them packing.

It is time for Wondolowski to show the Galaxy why he is the league's biggest offensive weapon.

Michael Gspurning, GK, Seattle Sounders FC

Michael Gspurning is the league's best goalkeeper this season. He has a 0.70 goals against average with nine shutouts to his credit.

He also did not allow Real Salt Lake to score in the first leg. Gspurning had four saves in that match.

If Seattle advances to the next round, it will be because Gspurning kept Real Salt Lake off the scoreboard. It's no small task to get a shutout, but Gspurning continues to showcase his skills between the posts.

Now Gspurning will have to do so on the road.

The Sounders will count on his strong hands as they seek to reach the conference finals on November 8th at Rio Tinto Stadium.